Banyan Tree unveils


new resort in Krabi Banyan Tree will open a resort in Krabi, Thailand, next year. The new resort will have 72 pool suites, seven two-bedroom villas and one three-bedroom villa. Facilities include all-day dining, a wedding chapel, beach club, kids’ club and a fitness centre. The property is due to open between April and June 2020. banyantree.com


OPERATOR


Tui adds The Gambia and Cuba for next summer and winter


Tui will offer holidays to Te Gambia for winter 2020-21 and start direct flights from Manchester to Varadero in Cuba next summer. The operator is adding 16,000


seats to Cuba for summer 2020 and 40,000 to The Gambia from November 2020. Both destinations were strongholds of former rival Thomas Cook. Bookings opened last week for both destinations. Beach stays at three Varadero hotels can be twinned with stays in Havana. In The Gambia, Tui features


eight hotels. From November 1, the operator will fly twice a week from Gatwick and weekly from Birmingham and Manchester. tui.co.uk


Varadero, Cuba


Tony Roberts


Crown Princess


CRUISE


Princess offers low pricing and new package for wave season


Lucy Huxley


Princess Cruises has unveiled a new pricing offer for the wave season, which combines a new lead-in fare with a low deposit, plus the option to add a “simplified” onboard package. The offer, which runs from December 20 to March


2, 2020, applies to all 1,500 of Princess’s future cruises up to April 2022. Prices lead in at £499 per person, with a £50 low


deposit available. For the first time, guests can add an onboard savings package for £35 per person per day, which includes premium drinks, Wi-Fi and gratuities worth more than £70. The package is commissionable for agents and can be added to retail and net fares. It can also be added to existing bookings. Tony Roberts, Princess Cruises’ vice-president for the UK and Europe, said: “This is a simple offer for


Malaysia Airlines boosts UK office


with three key appointments Malaysia Airlines has expanded its UK team as it eyes growth across the UK and Europe. Richard De Villa, who is marketing manager for the UK and Europe, will be promoted to a new role as head of marketing for the region. Natalie Kromponi becomes head of UK leisure and direct sales. Martyn Bell has joined the carrier in the new role of account manager for corporate sales. malaysiaairlines.com/uk


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agents to understand and get behind. It’s effectively two promotions – the great price and low deposit, or the great price, low deposit and onboard package. “We want to be easy to do business with and reward


agents for working with Princess Cruises, which is why we have made all elements commissionable.” Princess Cruises offers Wi-Fi as part of a savings


package following the upgrade of a number of its ships to MedallionNet, which incorporates “next-generation onboard technology to allow fast, reliable and unlimited” connectivity. The 3,080-passenger Crown Princess will next year


sail round-trip from Southampton to destinations such as the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and northern Europe between May and November. The 2,200-berth Island Princess will sail out of


Southampton to northern Europe from June to October. princess.com


Jet2 to fly twice a week to Mykonos


from Manchester and Stansted Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will start flying to Mykonos from Manchester and Stansted next year. The airline and operator will fly twice a week from Manchester – on Sundays from May 24 to November 1 and Thursdays from July 16 to September 24. The Stansted service will run on Sundays from May 24 to November 1 and Tuesdays from May 26 to September 22. trade.jet2holidays.com


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